During Monday's 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin found himself in a scrum with Brady Tkachuk after the two had contact into the boards.
As expected, members of both teams got involved in the action.
As the mess was being settled down by officials, Senators forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau took a shot from behind to the face of Malkin, to which he retaliated by hitting Pageau up high with his stick.
Sens/ Penguins ends with a Tkachuk/ Malkin scrum and Malkin whacking Pageau with his stick pic.twitter.com/J21lZkEtST— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) December 31, 2019
It was announced on Tuesday that the NHL Department of Player Safety would be fining both Malkin and Pageau following the incident.
Pageau will receive a $2,500 fine for roughing Evgeni Malkin.
Ottawa's Jean-Gabriel Pageau has been fined $2,500, for Roughing Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin.— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) December 31, 2019
Malkin will receive a fine of $5000 for high sticking, the maximum fine allowed under the CBA.
Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for High-sticking Ottawa's Jean-Gabriel Pageau.— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) December 31, 2019
